Pension & Social Assistance Project

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The Pension and Social Assistance Project for Azerbaijan aims to significantly improve effectiveness and transparency in the providing public pensions and social assistance to eligible beneficiaries. The project has three components: Component 1 strengthens social assistance administration. Activities include implementation of a Management Information System (MIS) to support means and asset testing for eligibility for social welfare programs; implementation of targeted social welfare programs; and enhancing policy analysis capacity in the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population (MLSPP) for social protection. Component 2 strengthens the social insurance administration. This component includes civil works and the provision of equipment, materials, technical assistance and training for the following activities: implementation of a Management Information System (MIS) to support the establishment of a client data base of individual records (a central register); operational improvements in key business processes related to the use of the central register-- contributions collections, revenue and expenditure monitoring, audit/inspection, pension management, client services; and institutional strengthening, including governance arrangements, general and financial management, human resource management, actuarial forecasting and policy analysis, and public information. Component 3 comprises project management, and monitoring and evaluation.

FY17 - Social Protection

World Bank Group

Project

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